Bedstead



J. VILLAPO L.

BEDSTEAD.

APPLICATION FILED 1AN.25, 1919.

w A: attoz uu l v Patented Nov. 30, 1920.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

J OSE VILLAPOL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

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Application filed January 25, 1919. Serial No. 273,014.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Josli VILLAroL, a citizen of 1 the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bedsteads, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bedsteads andparticularly to bedsteads adapted to support a canopy or covering of netting or similar material. I

In climates and localities where mosquitos or other insectsabound during a large part of the year it is customary to inclose beds by a protecting netting. In order to permit easy access to and egress from the bed and avoid interference with the occupants movements, it is desirable to provide supports raising the level of the netting. Such prior netting supports have been troublesome and unsightly consisting in permanently positioned members which when not in use are obtrusive in appearance and much in the way.

It is the object of this invention to provide a bedstead which will contain housed within it extensible netting supports normally invisible and entirely out of the way so that the bedstead will be of usual appearance and with no extending supports during the day and in seasons and places free from insects. Whenever desired, however, the netting may be attached and the supports extended to raise the netting out of the way and lowered again in a simple and easy manner when no longer needed.

In the accompanying drawings, 7

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bedstead showing one embodiment of this invention with the netting supports extended.

Fig. 2 is a view on enlarged scale of a post of the bed of Fig. 1 with the netting supports housed out of sight.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of a bed post showing one embodiment of this invention, and

Fig. 1 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawings the bed 5 has its foot posts 6 and head posts 8 provided with rods 10 and 11 respectively, forming a raised support for a netting 12 fastened to knobs 14 on the ends of said rods and incloslng the bed as shown in Fig. 1. Each rod 10, 11 extends vertically upward from its respective post 6, 8 and is slidingly mounted therein to be held rigidly in raised position when desired, and at other times to be housed down in the post and out of sight, as shown in Fig. 2, with only the end knobs 14 protruding and merging with a contour of the bed post tops in a. very unobtrusive manner.

In the construction shown each bed post, as 8, usually of metal, is provided with guiding means for the sliding rod by holes 15 and 16 respectively, in the steeltop piece 1'T and the horizontal tube member 18 passing into the post as shown in Fig. As indicated in Fig. at, the rods and their guiding holes are preferably polygonal in section so as to be held against rotation. In order to hold the rods 10, 11 in raised posi tion, they have holes 20 engaged by spring pressed bolts 21 sliding in guides 22 in tubes 18 and provided with finger pieces 23 extending through slots 24 in said tubes. The rods 10, 11 may also be provided with holes '25 to receive the bolt 21 and hold the rod in lower position and in order to release the rods for free sliding movement. the bolt 21 is pressed backward, to the left in Fig. 3. This preferred type of lock is simple and positive in its action and advantageous over looking effected by turning or tipping the rod 10, 11 itself. lVhen desired to use the netting, the same is attached to the end knobs 14, finger pieces 23 are pressed backward to release the rods 10, 11, which are then raised to lift the netting to a convenient out of the way position. hen the netting is no longer used as in the morning, finger pieces 23 are pushed backward to permit the rods 10, 11 to drop out of sight in their sockets in the-bed posts. The bed stead of this invention may be used in the usual manner without the netting supports and does not have its appearance marred in any way, as by the permanent obtrusive extensions of prior supports which are also constant and unsightly reminders of the necessity for their use. Instead, during the daytime and in places or seasons free from insects, this invention utilizes the waste space within the bed posts to, conceal the netting support. The bedstead may be moved from any locality to another without being out of place in either and the dealer having in stock this one line of goods avoids carrying a double line of beds, some with, and some without netting supports. The

simplicity of structure makes easy the transformation of the ordlnary posts into netting supports and vice Versa, While the protective housing of all the movable parts makes the construction durable and practical inevery respect. 7

1. In a bedstead the combination with four vertical posts of four relatively narrow square section rodsindependently telescoping. in saidposts,- means for guiding said rods in said posts comprising guide Ways tli-roug lrsaid post topsand horizontal tubes connecting said posts, and means for retaining said rods in i. position comprising 15 sprlng pressed latches W thin said horizontal tubes.

2. In a bedstead the combination with four vertical posts of independently mov able net supporting rods telescoping in said posts, guiding means for said posts comprising tops of said posts and members below said tops having guiding passages therethrough, and spring latch'jmeans for said rods housed in said lower member.

p JOSE VILLAPOL. 

